ArcGIS Mobile 9.3
ArcGIS Mobile extends the ArcGIS Server platform beyond the office with the addition of a new ArcGIS Mobile application and enhancements to the existing ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK).
New ArcGIS Mobile Application for Windows Mobile
At 9.3, the ArcGIS Mobile will be enhanced with the addition of a new ArcGIS Mobile application for Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices. This includes out-of-the-box mobile GIS capabilities that integrate with ArcGIS Server to provide central management, configuration, and deployment of mobile GIS data, maps, tasks and projects from the ArcGIS Server Manager. The ArcGIS Server Manager is a Web-based portal that is optimized for mobile Internet Explorers and enables any organization to host the ArcGIS Mobile application and their ArcGIS Mobile projects for deployment to Windows Mobile-based devices. The ArcGIS Mobile application provides mobile workers with the ability to access their specific ArcGIS Mobile projects from a centralized server to:
- View and navigate mobile maps
- Collect new GIS features
- Edit existing GIS features
- Utilize the device rocker, stylus or Global Positioning System (GPS) to sketch
- Search for and manage a list of GIS features to perform future work
ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit Enhancements
ESRI released the ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit at 9.2 as part of ArcGIS Server Advanced Enterprise edition. This SDK currently supports customers and business partners developing custom mobile GIS applications.
The ArcGIS Mobile platform at 9.3 will include improvements to the software developer kit providing:
- Enhanced map control rendering to support multiple data sources and graphic layers
- Improved data storage capabilities with support for large compressed basemaps
- Expanded projections for nongrid-based ArcGIS projects
- Improved editing and new sketch tools for manipulating geometries
- Increased Global Positioning System (GPS) performance
- Signed cabinet file (CAB) including ArcGIS Mobile runtime components
